Land Use
Massachusetts' Smart Growth Efforts
As sprawl spreads through wide swaths of Massachusetts, planners are introducing a variety of smart growth initiatives.
Anytown, U.S.A.: Utopia Or Nightmare?
A columnist declares the July issue of National Geographic required reading for Planners.
Sierra Club Recalls Web-based Density Calculator
A Rocky Mountain News columnist takes the Sierra Club to task for evading the question: what density is sprawl?
Forest Service Seeks Public Opinion On Road Ban
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input before revising a Clinton-era ban on road-building in national forests.
Limited Planning Possible On Catalina
Santa Catalina Island, CA,is quiet and beautiful. But tourism is decreasing. And there is little room to grow.
You May Be Against Sprawl, But Others Love It
Many write that sprawl is a bad thing, but Carol Ann Lease of the Dispatch thinks we should embace it as long as we can.
Bizarre Uses Of National Forests
U.S. National Forests -- managed for uses such as logging, ranching and recreation -- are also used for other unusual activities.
New Urbanism Gets A Slow Start In Charlotte
Charlotte's University City is a fast-growing university town, with three different development plans in three years.
An Insider's Look At The New Property Rights
An attorney provides an insider's look at the Supreme Court case that dramatically alters government's ability to regulate land use.
Downtowns Heat Up
Downtown multifamily development is booming in cities large and small throughout the United States.
Greater Cincinnati: Threatened By Sprawl
Is rapid development in Ohio 'irresponsible?'
A Perspective On Urban Sprawl
The Christian Century presents an introduction to urban sprawl.
The Irony Of Sprawl
Growth is inevitable -- will the anti-sprawl movement make enemies of us all?
A Planned Community With No Cemetery
If you live in Irvine, California, you have to move elsewhere when you die. This master-planned city has no cemetery.
California's Lost Farmland: Yawn Or Crisis?
Urban growth in Northern California is growaing at an alarming pace, according to a study by the California Department of Conservation.
Delaware Creates Land Use Panel To Help Curb Sprawl
Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed a bill creating a panel that will search for ways to corral the state's growing population.
Denver To Convert Airport Into Parkland And Greenspace
Denver Mayor Wellington Webb unveiled a $44 million plan to transform runways at Stapleton Airport into 1,100 acres of open space.
Denver: Writing On The Wall
The city of Denver erases an illegal advertisement.
Mega-sprawl Ahead
Eleven western states are expected to see tremendous population growth in the next five decades.
New England Regional Plan Worries Locals
The A.D. Makepeace Company plans a massive development of 3,500 new homes in three Massachusetts communities.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
planning NEXT
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
